20 movies like Full Ride, ordered by similarity : Dan Carter: A Perfect 10(2019), Forever Strong(2008), Mario(2018), Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001), Trainwreck(2015), Leatherheads(2008), Lost in Florence(2017), Summer Catch(2001), Fanny(1932), The Harder They Fall(1956), Heart Like a Wheel(1983), The Lusty Men(1952) ...
Romance
USA
2002
96 Minutes
Riley Smith Meredith Monroe Jenise Dixon Michael Brooks Jr. Michael Callahan Jr. Mark Famiglietti Mario Foxbaker Rob Kunkel Sagan Lewis Robert Lodge Michael Sayers
Matt Sabo is a talented high school graduating senior who is picked to play in the state all-star high school football game. Despite the honor, Sabo sports a bad attitude on and off the ... See full summary »
Documentary
2019
90 Minutes
Dan Carter Richie McCaw Beauden Barrett Steve Hansen Adam Ashley-Cooper Ronan O'Gara
athlete family friend sports commentator sports reporter cheery confident engaging inspiring rousing new zealand rugby professional sports family quest 1990s
All Blacks great Dan Carter has revealed that an "intimate" film about his personal life and his "challenging road" towards the 2015 Rugby. He's fallen in love with an impossible reach, a ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2008
112 Minutes
Neal McDonough Sean Faris Gary Cole Sean Astin Arielle Kebbel Penn Badgley Julie Warner Nathan West Michael J. Pagan Max Kasch Larry Bagby III
athlete young man juvenile delinquent father moving uplifting touching juvenile detention sports club united states family family dysfunction juvenile crime growing up sports rivalry discovery growing up love transformation
A rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center. There he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian
2018
119 Minutes
Max Hubacher Aaron Altaras Jessy Moravec Jürg Plüss Doro Müggler Andreas Matti Scherwin Amini Fabrizio Borsani Julian Koechlin
football player team member football coach friend lover moving emotional football field football game germany locker room coming out sports football career love gay couple discovery growing up love
Two young football players are caught between the politics of the game and their growing feelings for each other.
Drama, Romance, History
India
2001
223 Minutes
Aamir Khan Gracy Singh Rachel Shelley Paul Blackthorne Suhasini Mulay Kulbhushan Kharbanda Raghubir Yadav Rajendra Gupta Rajesh Vivek Vallabh Vyas Javed Khan
young man indian british government official villager cricket player governor inspiring spectacular melodramatic amusing india village estate cricket match woods sports colonialism taxes teamwork wager
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
Romance
USA|Japan
2015
125 Minutes
Amy Schumer Bill Hader Brie Larson Colin Quinn John Cena Tilda Swinton Randall Park Vanessa Bayer Ezra Miller Mike Birbiglia Norman Lloyd
journalist sportswriter doctor father boyfriend girlfriend brash charming offbeat doctor's office magazine office family home apartment big city love romance monogamy sex new love haunted by the past
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
Romance
USA|Germany
2008
114 Minutes
George Clooney Renée Zellweger John Krasinski Jonathan Pryce Stephen Root Max Casella Tommy Hinkley Robert Baker Nick Paonessa Tim Griffin Matt Bushell
football player reporter commissioner war hero fan football coach offbeat amusing endearing duluth, minn. football field office newsroom locker room football secret double-cross heroism newspapers sports
In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
Drama, Romance
Italy|USA
2017
97 Minutes
Brett Dalton Alessandra Mastronardi Stana Katic Emily Atack Robert Aramayo Alessandro Preziosi Marco Bonini Abbey Blake Niccolo Cancellieri
young man girlfriend cousin confident engaging heartwarming uplifting florence, italy field city countryside life career change love sports growing up discovery pursuit love 2010s
A heartbroken American in Florence gets involved in a dangerous local sport -- and with an alluring local woman.
Romance
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Freddie Prinze Jr. Jessica Biel Matthew Lillard Brian Dennehy Fred Ward Jason Gedrick Brittany Murphy Bruce Davison Marc Blucas Wilmer Valderrama Corey Pearson
baseball pitcher rich girl wealthy man ex-girlfriend teammate parent heartwarming passionate sultry massachusetts cape cod baseball field mansion town sports summer love coming of age parent/child relationship ambition romantic dilemma
A rich girl whose family summers on Cape Cod has a romance with a local poor boy who hopes to become a major league baseball player.
Drama
1932
128 Minutes
Raimu Orane Demazis Pierre Fresnay Fernand Charpin Mouriès Robert Vattier
fiancée mother father merchant sailor manager emotional engaging intense marseilles, france port café pregnancy love marriage family social standing illegitimate child sacrifice love
Marius (Pierre Fresnay) goes to sea, pregnant Fanny (Orane Demazis) marries, and Cesar (Raimu) is a godfather in part two of the Marseille trilogy.
Drama
USA
1956
109 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Rod Steiger Jan Sterling Mike Lane Max Baer Edward Andrews
sportswriter boxer promoter immigrant con artist dark gritty boxing ring new york city boxing corruption deception fixed game rise fall sacrifice 1950s
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
Biography
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Bonnie Bedelia Beau Bridges Leo Rossi Hoyt Axton Bill McKinney Anthony Edwards Dean-Paul Martin Paul Bartel Dick Miller Terence Knox
housewife mechanic race car driver uplifting inspiring racetrack upstate new york house garage sexism car racing gender identity sports ambition competition underdog transformation rise 1980s
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Arthur Kennedy Arthur Hunnicutt Frank Faylen Walter Coy Carol Nugent Maria Hart Lorna Thayer Burt Mustin
rodeo rider cowboy wife brooding gutsy american west ranch rodeo rodeo marriage injury dreams sports sacrifice quest rivalry transformation 1950s
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Drama
1931
125 Minutes
Raimu Pierre Fresnay Orane Demazis Fernand Charpin Alida Rouffe Paul Dullac Alexandre Mihalesco Robert Vattier Edouard Delmont
father girl boy sailor bar owner endearing heartwarming amusing marseilles, france port bar love jealousy father/son relationship dreams seafaring sacrifice temptation 1930s
Cesar's (Raimu) son, Marius (Pierre Fresnay), loves Fanny (Orane Demazis) but wants to go to sea in part one of the Marseille trilogy.
Drama
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Marlon Brando Eva Marie Saint Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb Rod Steiger Leif Erickson Pat Henning James Westerfield Tony Galento Tami Mauriello John Hamilton
dockworker mobster lawyer priest sister brooding gritty powerful port hoboken, n.j. organized crime corruption justice transformation underdog rivalry 1950s
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
Documentary
USA
2005
85 Minutes
Dana Adam Shapiro
paraplegic athlete coach gutsy gripping inspiring athens, greece sport tournament gym rehabilitation determination sports competition inspiration rivalry underdog quest 2000s
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1976
102 Minutes
Walter Matthau Tatum O'Neal Vic Morrow Joyce Van Patten Ben Piazza Jackie Earle Haley Alfred W. Lutter Brandon Cruz Shari Summers Joe Brooks Maurice Marks
coach baseball player son father adversary manager cheeky outlandish heartwarming san fernando valley baseball field california baseball alcoholism father/son relationship children vs. adults troubled youth sportsmanship underdog rivalry
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Drama
USA
2015
72 Minutes
Royalty Hightower Makyla Burnam Inayah Rodgers Alexis Neblett Da'Sean Minor Antonio A.B. Grant Jr. Lauren Gibson
young girl dancer boxer dancing girl engaging gripping striking gym united states community center boxing ring sports dance competition growing up mother/daughter relationship growing up rise 2010s
A comedy concert film that captures the on-stage performance and inspirational success story of Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias.
Documentary
USA
2011
113 Minutes
T.J. Martin Bill Courtney
football coach football player high-school student inspiring intense heartwarming memphis, tenn. high school football field lumberyard football high school mentorship sports underdog growing up 2000s
Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
Drama
India
2007
148 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Vidya Malvade Chitrashi Rawat Seema Azmi Tanya Abrol Arya Menon Nisha Nair Sandia Furtado Masochon V. Zimik Kimi Laldawla
hockey player widow captain coach athlete lighthearted charming india hockey rink hockey women in sports cultural differences teamwork quest fall rise 2000s
Kabir Khan is the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team and his dream is to make his all girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
Drama
India
2020
131 Minutes
Kangana Ranaut Jassie Gill Richa Chadha Neena Gupta Yagya Bhasin Rajesh Tailang
woman family amusing confident engaging inspiring india ambition overcoming the odds sports career vs. family discovery love rise 2020s
Panga is inspired from the life of a national level Kabbadi player from India. It follows her triumphs, struggle and overcoming of stereotypes. It shows how important the love and support of your family is for you to be successful.